Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar

  • Candlelit concert to feature ‘Messiah’

    The St. Mary’s Choral Society and Chamber Orchestra will perform George Frederick Handel’s “The Messiah” in a candlelit concert planned for 7 p.m. on Dec. 13 at St. Mary’s Church, Augusta Street, South Amboy. The event is part of the Music at St. Mary’s concert series. The oratorio on the life of Jesus Christ was…

  • Holiday carriage rides to begin in Jamesburg

    The annual narrated Holiday Carriage- Ride Tours of Historic Jamesburg are slated for Dec. 4 and 11, with rides starting every 20 minutes from 6-8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg, Gatzmer Avenue, corner of Church Street. The rides are sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg, the Jamesburg Historical Society, the…

  • Tricky Tray will aid animal-rights cause

    The New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance will host its annual Tricky Tray beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Admission at the door is $6 and includes one sheet of tickets, a door-prize ticket, refreshments and baked goods. All proceeds will go…

  • Hadassah begins gift wrap at mall

    East Brunswick Hadassah Gift Wrap, through Dec. 24 at Brunswick Square Mall, East Brunswick, will benefit the Hadassah Medical Organization. Volunteer shifts are available during regular mall business hours. To sign up, call Helene at 609-977-4724 or Sheila at 732-238-1476.

  • JFVS hosts 2nd annual Casino Night Dec. 13

    Jewish Family and Vocational Service (JFVS) of Middlesex County will be holding its second annual Casino Night at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Trayes Hall in the Douglass Campus Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Proceeds will directly benefit the social services provided by this agency. Admission to Casino Night is $36 per person and…

  • E.B. Library launches new Facebook page

    The East Brunswick Public Library has joined the social-network movement by implementing a Facebook page. The page is titled “East Brunswick Public Library” and may be accessed by executing a Facebook search and clicking on the “Become a fan” link. Having a Facebook presence enables the library to interface with the community on a new…

  • Spook Handy to perform at library

    Troubadour Spook Handy will take to the stage for an interactive concert beginning at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Handy’s repertoire has been described as songs of peace, hope and survival. His folkstyle music for the whole family is designed to have youngsters and adults singing…

  • Tickets on sale for Breakfast With Santa

    The Fathers Club of Immaculate Conception Church will host its annual Breakfast With Santa 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 7 in the Immaculate Conception School auditorium, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. The event will feature a buffet breakfast, arts and crafts, a sing-along, raffle drawings and a photo with Santa. Cost is $10 per adult, $6…

  • Community invited to Monroe tree lighting

    The annual Holiday Tree Lighting, sponsored by the Monroe Township Mothers Club, will begin at 6 p.m. on Dec. 6 at Garvey’s Restaurant, 405 Spotswood-Gravel Hill Road. Entertainment by a DJ and free refreshments will be provided. Santa Claus will arrive on a fire truck. Members of the community are asked to bring a nonperishable…